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September 25, 2015 at 11:14 am #44868
The past few days in the morning while it’s still dark out I’ve been noticing a really bright celestial body somewhere in the northeasterly direction (northern hemisphere). Anyone follow the stars and planets to know what it is? At first I thought it was a plane but it did not move and has been consistent over the past few mornings. I am wondering if it is one of the planets and if there is any cosmological significance. Thanks!
September 25, 2015 at 3:41 pm #44869My best guess is that it’s probably Venus.
It’s the brightest thing in the sky around 4-5am, just north of east, maybe 20 degrees above the horizon.It’s somewhat significant given the time of year.
Venus=metal element=fall/autumn seasonPerhaps it’s been sending you some qi, which is why it’s been pulling your attention, especially given the proximity in recent days to the autumnal equinox?
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September 26, 2015 at 12:09 am #44871It’s 5am and I am looking at it now. It is extremely large, the brightest thing I have ever seen in the sky and doesn’t look circular.
Venus seems to be orbitally quite close to us on this “live” map :
http://www.skymarvels.com/infopages/solarsysteminfo.htm
Here is some unusual information about the appearance of Venus including “Ashen Light” :
September 29, 2015 at 1:27 pm #44873Thanks, that makes sense. I’ve never really worked with or connected with the stars much at all. I do notice the big dipper and Orion’s belt during the times of the year when it is dark during my morning jogs though.
September 29, 2015 at 7:15 pm #44875I recommend you download a program onto your computer called Stellarium.
It is completely free-of-charge, with no spyware.
It is an excellent real-sky planetarium software, which will show you at any given time, what all the stars are in the sky.I highly recommend it.
October 14, 2015 at 8:13 am #44877“That’s no moon, it’s a …”
October 14, 2015 at 8:32 am #44879Hahaha!
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